Truth Quote by Alejandro Zambra

“Anyone who claims that truth is stranger than fiction has never gazed into a writer's mind, or read my stories.”

— Lucian Barnes

“An author never lies. We do, however tend to speak in a fictional prose.”

— Carl Henegan

“I’m a storyteller. I’ll work to make you believe me. Throw in some real stuff, change a few details, add the certainty of outrage.…

— Dorothy Allison

“Fiction is nothing but non-fiction couched to conceal the identity of the writer.”

— Tapan Ghosh

“I’m not beholden to the confirmation of your prejudices; to be perfectly frank, the prospect of confining the female characters in my story to…

— Scott Lynch

“Fiction is the great liar that tells the truth about how the world really lives.”

— Dorothy Allison

“I was a little resentful that when a woman writes, her personal story becomes part of the story, even though the novel is fiction.”

— Roxane Gay

“Fiction is as easy as telling a convincing lie. The more believable the better the story.”

— T.R. Wallace

“I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's…

— Flannery O'Connor

“Fiction writing feels more honest to me.”

— David James Duncan

“Non-fiction can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies.”

— V.S. Naipaul

“I'm a fiction writer not by choice, but by necessity. It's the only way I can say what I want without having to admit…

— Jack Tate